“Maybe if social workers had intervened, I wouldn’t have experienced child abuse”
Campaigner Rachel* talks to Children First editor Clare Jerrom about her experience of Child Sexual Exploitation and why she is campaigning to prevent other young people experiencing abuse.
*We are not publishing Rachel’s surname to protect her identity and that of her children.
“One night I was drinking in the flat surrounded by a group of [...]
The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse - some reflections.
Dr Liz Davies, Reader in Child Protection (Emeritus) at the London Metropolitan University, explains what has been happening regarding the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was set up by the then Home Secretary over two years ago. It was launched following pressure from survivors of organised [...]
New chair of Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry is announced
The Home Secretary has revealed the new chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse following the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard this month.
Dame Goddard announced her resignation saying that when she was approached to chair the inquiry, she knew it was a “difficult step to take” as it meant relinquishing her career in [...]
